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How To Run or Jog on a Sunny and Hot Day

Schumacher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:48:03 -0600

Running/Jogging is a great exercise for losing weight and conditioning your body. Although, if you practice on a hot or sunny day, you'd better take some care, otherwise it can be very harmful. It doesn't matter if you are competing or just strolling, following this advice will help you get the benefits of the sport whilst greatly reducing the damage to your body.

How To Train for a 5K Run

ytriguy — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:38:03 -0500

How you prepare for your first 5K run will in a large part depend on your prior running experience. You may possibly have been running for fitness in your background--maybe even for years--but as of yet, you have never entered an organized event.

For the sake of this article, let's assume you have done a little running. Perhaps you've been doing easy runs of maybe 15-20 minutes 2 or 3 times a week. However, you have decided that you want to challenge yourself further and saw the notice for the 5K run and decided you would enter. Let's assume this is your first 5K run, and the first time you have ever entered an actual organized race. Here are some tips on helping you to do the best you possibly can:

How To Stay Injury-Free

McQ — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:14:17 -0500

If you’re the physically active type, just about the last thing you want is to miss out on pursuing your hiking-biking-skiing-boarding-rowing (or whatever) passion because of injury. A pulled hamstring. A tweaked knee. A back thingee that hurts every time you move like this. (Ow!)

Luckily a few ounces of prevention can go a long way toward keeping you off the disabled list. Here are some tips:

How To Do an Ironman Triathlon

McQ — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:05:09 -0500

The sport of triathlon is booming and as it does, so is the number of individuals participating in the granddaddy of triathlons, the Ironman. That’s 2.4 miles of swimming, followed by 112 miles of cycling, topped off with a little thing they call the marathon.